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Beer production in Australia is traditionally dominated by a few major brewing companies, Carlton & United Breweries, Lion Nathan and Coopers Brewery. CUB, since December 2011, is a subsidiary of British multinational SABMiller (the second largest international brewing company). Lion Nathan, since October 2009, is a subsidiary of Japanese brewer, Kirin Holdings Company Limited (the ninth largest international brewing company in the world). These two companies account for 89% of beer volume sales in 2011, with CUB's market share at 48% (declining from a 55% market share in 2006) and Lion Nathan at 41% (increasing from 37%). Coopers is the largest Australian owned brewing company, with a market share of about 4% of total beer volume sales in Australia.

In May 2012 the dominant Australian produced beers were XXXX Gold, which accounted for 12.4% of all beer consumed in Australia, VB, with 12.3%, Carlton Draught 9.3%, Tooheys New 7.1%, Tooheys Extra Dry 4.4% and Carlton Mid 3.8%.

Beer consumption has steadily declined over twenty years, while wine consumption has increased. The Federal Government maintains a heavy tax on beer since it is produced by "faceless" corporations. Wine is produced by local "farmers" and is thus exempt from the tax. A 9 litre carton of 4.5% ABV beer is typically available for $45AUD, while a 5 litre wine cask, of 12% ABV, may be bought for less than $12AUD.

Major breweries

Name Owned By Location Established Main Beers
Carlton & United Breweries SABMiller Abbotsford, Victoria (Melbourne) and
Yatala, Queensland (Gold Coast) 		1907 Victoria Bitter, Crown Lager, Carlton Draught, Pure Blonde and Reschs Pilsener
Cascade Brewery SABMiller Hobart, Tasmania 1824 Cascade Premium Lager, Cascade Light, Mercury Cider
Castlemaine Perkins Lion Nathan Milton, Queensland (Brisbane) 1878 XXXX Bitter, XXXX Gold, XXXX Light, XXXX Summer Bright Lager
Coopers Brewery The Cooper Family
(majority shareholders) 		Regency Park, South Australia (Adelaide) 1862 Sparkling Ale, Original Pale Ale, Best Extra Stout, Dark Ale, Mild Ale
J. Boag & Sons
(orig. as Esk Brewery) 		Lion Nathan Launceston, Tasmania 1883
(1881) 		James Boag's Premium, Boag's Draught
South Australian Brewing Company Lion Nathan Thebarton, South Australia (Adelaide) 1859 West End Draught, Southwark Bitter
Swan Brewery Lion Nathan Canning Vale, Western Australia
originally Perth, Western Australia 		1837 Swan and Emu
Tooheys Lion Nathan Lidcombe, New South Wales (Sydney) 1869 Tooheys New, Tooheys Pils, Tooheys White Stag, Tooheys Extra Dry Platinum, Tooheys Old, Tooheys Extra Dry, Hahn Premium, Hahn Super Dry, Hahn Super Dry 3.5, Hahn Premium Light, Hahn White, Hahn Harvest

Microbreweries

A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which produces a limited amount of beer, usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products. The maximum amount of beer a brewery can produce and still be classed as a microbrewery varies by region and by authority, though is usually around 15,000 barrels (18,000 hectolitres/ 475,000 US gallons) a year.

The following is a list of notable microbreweries in Australia, listed alphabetically.

Name Location Established Notes
Bluetongue Brewery Warnervale, New South Wales 2003 Producers of Bluetongue and Bondi Blonde beer brands. In 2007 the brewer was sold to Pacific Beverages, which is now a subsidiary of SABMiller
Bootleg Brewery Margaret River, Western Australia 1994
Broo Brewery Mornington Peninsula, Victoria 2009 Producers of Broo Premium Lager and Australia Draught - marketed as 100% Australian owned and manufactured
Burleigh Brewing Company Burleigh Heads, Queensland 2006
Colonial Brewing Company Margaret River, Western Australia 2004 Winner of the 'Champion Small Brewery' at the 2006 and the 'Champion International Small Brewery' and 'Champion Australasian Brewery' at the 2007 Australian International Beer Awards
Copper Coast Wines Moonta Bay, South Australia 2005 Maker of Swanky Beer—exclusive supplier to the Copper Coast Kernewek Loewender Cornish Festival
Feral Brewing Company Baskerville, Western Australia 2005 2009 'Grand Champion' and 2012 'Champion Large Australian Brewery' at the Australian International Beer Awards

Distributed nationally through Dan Murphy's

Gage Roads Brewing Company Palmyra, Western Australia 2005 One of Australia's largest independently owned craft breweries, although in 2009 Woolworths Limited acquired a 25% stake in the company.
Holgate Brewhouse Woodend, Victoria 2002
Little Creatures Brewery Fremantle, Western Australia & Geelong, Victoria 2000 The brewery owned by Little World Beverages, a subsidiary of Lion Nathan, which is a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company Limited.

Winner of 'Champion Australasian Brewery' at the 2006 Australian International Beer Awards

Lobethal Bierhaus Lobethal, South Australia 2007
Malt Shovel Brewery Sydney, New South Wales 1998 Owned and operated by Lion Nathan
Matilda Bay Brewing Company Port Melbourne, Victoria 1984 In 1990 was purchased by CUB, which is now a subsidiary of British multinational SABMiller.

'Grand Champion' and 'Champion Large Brewery' at the 2008 Australian International Beer Award

Moo Brew Hobart, Tasmania 2005 Located at the site of the Museum of Old and New Art
Mountain Goat Beer Richmond, Victoria 1996
Nail Brewing Bassendean, Western Australia 2000 Producer of the world's most expensive beer.
Skinny Blonde Sydney, New South Wales 2009 Controversial label
St Arnou Sydney, New South Wales 2001

References

  1. Bryant, Robert (25 May 2011). "Brewing up a storm". IBISWorld. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. Wilson, Neil (27 January 2012). "Fight is brewing between the Boutique Beer Brigade and CUB's and Lion". Herald Sun. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. "Coopers to become Australia's largest brewer". Cooper's press releases. 22 September 2011. pdf
  4. Gibson, Roy (10 December 2011). "Lager louts are out in this ale nation" (PDF). The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. Greenblat, Eli (30 May 2012). "VB:the second best cold beer". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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